Opinion No.

Honorable Ernestine V. Glossbrenner Chairman Public Education Committee Texas House of Representatives P. O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether school districts have the authority to pay school employees for accrued sick leave (RQ-147)

Dear Representative Glossbrenner:

You have requested an opinion regarding the authority of school districts to pay their employees accrued sick leave. Specifically, you ask whether, in light of recent legislation, school districts that have adopted a policy to pay employees for accrued sick leave continue to have the authority to do so. You also ask…